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July 2003 in “ACM Transactions on Graphics” Researchers developed a new model for more realistic computer graphics rendering of hair by considering how light scatters on hair fibers.
Researchers developed a new model for more realistic computer graphics of hair by considering how light scatters on hair fibers.
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November 1965 in “Textile research journal” Papain and bisulfite break down human hair by dissolving parts of it.
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Good nutrition may help prevent premature hair graying.
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